PA 532 Clinical Genetics
This course exposes students to the basic principles of heredity (including cytogenetics, molecular, and mendelian genetics) and the processes that lead to genetic variability in humans. Students will examine how different genetic mutations and chromosomal abnormalities can give rise to genetic disorders. Through select genetic disorders, the student will become aware of genetic causes, genetic testing, clinical manifestations of genetic diseases, as well as physical, psychological, and social impacts of these disorders on patients and their care. Students will consider recent discoveries from human genomics and pharmacogenetics that have influenced postsymptomatic treatment strategies and presymptomatic prevention-based medicine.